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Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales reached new records in 2025, powered by e-commerce shopping Getty Images Despite consumer sentiment being at an all-time low and shoppers feeling the weight
New York City Council Sets Up a New AI Oversight Office
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St Ignatius College sets itself five digital literacy priorities
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OpenAI sets out national AI initiative for SMEs and young builders
OpenAI has set out a new national initiative in Ireland through a LinkedIn post from its Global Affairs team and a detailed blog, confirming the launch of OpenAI for Ireland.
North Carolina Sets its Digital Skills Standards
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Vietnam Sets Sights on 100% Digital ID Coverage by 2026
FaceTec’s patented, industry-leading 3D Face Verification and Reverification software anchors digital identity, creating a chain of trust from user onboarding to ongoing authentication on all modern smart devices and webcams.
AIS Sets Sights on Growth as Cognitive Tech-Co with AI and Digital Finance Leading the Charge
AIS, Thailand’s leading digital service provider, celebrates its 35th anniversary by unveiling a transformative strategy focused on Artificial Intelligence (AI) integration, sustainable social development, and a major 12-week customer appreciation
Young Cork girl sets up fundraiser to raise money for charity that supported her late sister
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UK Sets £1 Trillion Digital Economy Goal with AI, Quantum, and Cybersecurity Focus
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NITDA trains 350,000 northerners, sets up 101 e-learning centres in two years
The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, has disclosed that over 350,000 northerners have benefited from digital literacy training programmes across the northern